Seed Germination Experiment Worksheet
What you do (Water, air, warmth): 1. Put cotton wool in two bowls; wet one and leave the other dry. 2. Place 10 moong seeds on each. 3. Keep both bowls in the same warm place and keep the wet cotton damp. 4. Count the sprouted seeds every day, and wash your hands.
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- 1.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the cotton wool (b) the air (c) food stored in the seed (d) the sunlight only
- 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a small bowl (d) a balloon
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same bowls (b) the number of seeds (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the kind of seeds
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 8.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) wash your hands (b) rub your eyes (c) skip washing (d) lick your fingers
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 10.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) dark green (b) blue (c) pale yellow (d) bright red
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 14.True or false: soil is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) they turn to stones (b) yes, they sprout (c) they melt (d) no, never
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) water (c) warmth (d) air
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) water (c) sugar (d) warmth
- 20.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of seeds (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the same bowls (d) how many seeds sprout
- 25.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 26.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a fruit (b) a flower (c) a tiny root (d) a thorn
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) how many seeds sprout (c) the same place
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 31.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no soil (b) they have no water (c) they are too wet (d) they have no salt
- 32.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 33.True or false: seeds on wet cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 35.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) warmth (c) water (d) salt
- 38.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) air (c) soil (d) sugar
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a few days (c) a small bowl (d) a magnet
Answer key
- food stored in the seed
- a small bowl
- we keep it the same
- wet or dry cotton
- True
- False
- needed
- wash your hands
- we change it
- pale yellow
- True
- False
- needed to sprout
- False
- yes, they sprout
- False
- False
- sugar
- sugar
- True
- False
- True
- does not sprout
- how many seeds sprout
- needed
- needed
- a tiny root
- the same place
- False
- we measure it
- they have no water
- not needed to sprout
- True
- not needed to sprout
- False
- not needed to sprout
- salt
- not needed
- air
- a magnet
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